Motosurf

This food truck’s line is always so much longer than the other 2. I never understood why so i had to try it.
I ordered their sliders and they were out which was fine… I’ll get something else but not knowing what to get I got the fried rice.
Please look at the picture!
Wow complete mess. It was black with burnt scallions and chunky rice. The egg wasn’t even incorporated there were 3 big chunks of egg. I was so upset. I stood in line in the pouring rain for 20 minutes for crap. So after a few bites I told them that this was unacceptable and they were nice enough to take it back and gave me their Kalua pork plate. The guy even said that’s how they’re fried rice was. I was just like ok.
He should eat it then.
It was better than the fried rice. Two scoops of rice, mac salad, and a pile of pork. The pork was soft but salty. It’s been 4 hours and I’m still drinking a ton of water. Mac salad was alright and I think the rice was sticky rice ?? Like the menu said.
Anyways both weren’t good at all. Worst Hawaiian Asian fusion food whatever this is … ever.
1 star for being cheap but don’t even come here spend it on the other two food trucks-​ones BBQ and the other is Mexican food.
The other star for being nice about my dissatisfaction.

Just waited in line for 30 minutes in the rain only to find out ONCE I GOT TO THE FREAKING WINDOW that they are out of 1 of the 5 menu items they have (had been for a while); the only item I freaking waited for. They opened a mere hour ago and they are freaking out! I know this stems from poor management because I’ve seen trays of Kalua pig going in there on a good day. But today (as usual) this place freaking sucks. The food isn’t even that good. It is salty, fatty, and unoriginal. The only reason I go here is because of how cheap everything is. Don’t waste your time and your money supporting this business. I hope it closes because it does not deserve to be on campus serving hungry students in a half-​asses manner. The food is fatty, the service is slow, the management is inept. This place needs to step its god damn game up or get the hell out of here and make room for one of the many superior food trucks that travels the city.

I go to the one in Red Square. Hands down The BEST mac salad I have ever had. It’s just some creamy simple goodness, no fuss, no muss, mac salad. I’ve had both the kahlua pork/​mac salad combo and the chicken/​kimchi combo. I definitely prefer the pork over the chicken. The chicken is a little dry in my opinion and not as tasty as it could be. The kimchi is pretty decent, not super spicy, and a little more on the saltier side. I order the small for $ 3.50 and it’s the perfect amount for lunch. You get a TON of meat. I couldn’t imagine eating the large order. All in all, it’s a good place to catch a quick/​decent bite while on campus.

This place only takes husky cards, but everyone is very efficient and speedy. They gave me two spam musubi when my partner visited so we could share. One time my order took a little longer than usual in the hub motosurf (maybe like 1 minute more) and they didn’t charge me for my spam slider. The old person working there is so friendly and makes food super fast.
Here’s some stuff I have gotten:
SPAM MUSUBI
This runs out pretty quick. The subtle sweetness of the rice balances out how salty spam normally is. I tried making spam musubi and it wasn’t half as good as how they make it. I also compared it to spam musubi on the ave, this place does the rice better. This is hands down my favorite thing to get from them! I just need to hold back on it if I wanna go on a diet! :)
KALUA PIG
This is probably their most popular item because everyone gets it. The shredded pork is well flavored, soft, and delicious. A lot of people like to put the teriyaki sauce and sriracha outside the truck on the meat. The mac salad is pretty good, I’m normally not a fan of macaroni salad. I often replace it with kimchi. Their kimchi reminds me of kimchi I eat at home, and it makes me less homesick because it’s so good! The rice is your typical white rice that goes soooo well with the meat.
SPAM SLIDER
There’s some slaw on this that’s pretty sweet, and I like it a lot. The slaw is like the almost sweet rice, and it again cuts out the salty flavor spam usually has. The bread is not toasted but it’s soft and chewy. It’s a very cute little sandwich.
KOREAN CHICKEN
I actually hate chicken because of the texture, but I find myself eating this sometimes because it goes well with kimchi. The chicken is soft and moist, covered with a sauce that’s more teriyaki like than what I’d consider to be BBQ. It’s not my favorite because it’s still chicken, but I like it.
I hope if you give this place a try that you enjoy it.

Easily the best meal deal on campus. A small Kalua pork is $ 3.50 and comes with a scoop of rice, a scoop of Mac salad and a «small» portion of Kalua pork. The term «small» is used very loosely, as this is enough food to fill me up. A few squirts of teriyaki, ketchup (I know, I’m a freak), and sriracha and now we are in business. Only downside is card only.

A nice, quick option for students at a pretty good price. It always has the longest line of the three or four food trucks out in red square, yet out of personal experience, their service seems to be the fastest out of all them by a large margin.
Their kalua meal is probably their most popular item, and it comes with rice, kalua pork, and mac salad. There’s a 6 dollar large option and 3.50 dollar small option. I have to say, the small option is a much better value, as it’s just one less scoop of rice and similar portions of the kalua and mac salad. They have a lot of decent side items as well, such as spam musubi, spam sliders, and pork sliders, which I believe are all around 2 bucks each. I would highly recommend trying their spam sliders, as they’re small but surprisingly good; they include a simple combination of spam, two buns, and slaw, but it all comes together really well in terms of texture and flavor.
Again, the service here is excellent; you get your food within 5 –10 minutes at most, and there’s a variety of sauces on the side including teriyaki and sriracha that you can use. I believe it’s card only, and that includes debit/​credit/​husky card, which is something to consider before you go.
In terms of uniqueness and authenticity, that’s where Motosurf probably fails to reach it’s potential. It doesn’t take the risks in terms of creativity in their menu items that could potentially make it a great food truck. But given the competition it has, it doesn’t really need to. It’s cheaper, faster, and has better quality food than pretty much everywhere else nearby, which isn’t saying much, but it’s enough to ensure Motosurf will always be successful.

Probably the best food you can get with your husky card/​dining plan! My go to is the BBQ chicken and I always sub the kimchee for Mac salad, I’m not really a spicy food person. Oh and don’t forget their sides as well the spam musubi I’d absolutely delicious. They use some special rice that already has sauce on it and it goes amazingly with the spam. They also have breakfast until 10am, and that’s equally yummy. You’ll want the loco moto if you’re feeling super hungry, I think its the best item on the breakfast menu as its absolutely delicious. Lines can be long so try not to go during times when class gets out but if you have to, I highly suggest you run right when you get out of class to get in line.

Motosurf food truck certainly does have their business model well stream lined. You order, take a number, and then get your food within a minute. During the lunch hour rush at the UW campus, you can expect intimidating long lines, but the line goes fast if you’re not in an extreme hurry. Also, factor in that if you ate elsewhere, you’d have to walk much further away from the heart of campus.
The combo slider was a good deal, I chose the kalua pork slide and the spam slider, and with it you get a mac salad scoop. $ 5.40 for lunch was an extremely good deal for those on a budget. The down side was that the buns did not seem like they were toasted, and my food wasn’t as hot as I would like it. I’d like to try their breakfasts, nonetheless, on my next jaunt to the UW.

I think this would be my favorite place to get Kalua pork around here, especially the mac salad.

It’s not the best Hawaiian food in the world. Not at all. But it’s something exceptional to eat in between classes!
LOVE the kalua pig combo, spam musubi, and their fried rice. However, it’s a good thing they put out a bunch of condiments outside or else they lack in flavor! Hooray for sriracha and teriyaki sauce!
Lines get long during lunch hours though… So beware! And price is just like everything on campus — unreasonable pricing for a college student!

Decent enough place. The price is right which keeps me coming back. $ 3.50 for a small kalua pig that helps tame hunger is great.
But the kalua pig is just mediocre. It’s semi-​dry and needs some of the soy/​teriyaki sauce they provide outside to kind of compensate for it. But like I said, a small for $ 3.50 isn’t bad.
Kimchi is decent. Not much to say, it’s not the greatest but it will do.
Korean BBQ chicken is just alright. The chicken is pretty dry as well so add some sauce. Flavor is decent, not too bold though for what I would expect from a BBQ chicken dish. $ 6 gets you two decent sized pieces of chicken, rice and kimchi though. Might not get this again.
Everything else is simple enough that it can’t be messed up.
If the kalua and chicken weren’t so dry I would give this place 4 stars easily though.

GREAT option for students. With that said it’s some pretty terrible Hawaiian food. They take dining account and they’re right on Red Square so it’s convenient but compared to legitimate Hawaiian food it doesn’t even come close. They’re also usually very busy right after class so if you’re able to hit them up around the :00 mark you should be able to get a quick meal in.

Got the kalua pig plate. Good portion for $ 6. The mac salad was above average, not too much mayo which i hate. Had to pile on the siracha to get some flavor out of it. Sticky rice is ok but could use more salt and a little more vinegar, the teriyaki sauce brought it up to par. The pork itself was pretty damn good but like another
Review i found 2 3“x2″ sheets of fat in it… which sucks. I dont want to eat meat mush for $ 6. I’ve hand pulled my fare share of shoulder and its not that hard to spot giant slabs of fatback. Pick your meat… please, and i’ll come back.

Motosurf is one of several food trucks located on the University of Washington campus serving food up on weekdays. It specializes in Hawaiian plate lunch fare. It is located in Red Square next to a barbecue and hot dog truck. The foot traffic made it pretty clear that this was the most popular of the bunch.
There are several Hawaiian plate lunch classics on the menu here including kalua pork and Korean barbecued chicken. In addition, there is haupia, Spam musubi and two slider sandwiches (kalua pork and Spam) which take a page from the Marination Mobile/​Station playbook.
I decided to give the large kalua pig plate a try ($ 6 for the large, $ 3.50 for the small). Do note that they don’t take cash here! They only take plastic which is interesting. UW resident dining card, Husky card or Visa/​Mastercard. It does make some sense since they charged tax on the meal and it did help expedite the order/​pick-​up process.
The kalua pig large plate comes with two scoops white rice and macaroni salad. It is a substantial meal, though smaller than other Hawaiian places. Still, the price is right and it does fill you up.
The food itself was borderline. The meat was decent, though it was incredibly fatty. There were numerous chunks of fat in the dish. The kalua pork did not come with any cabbage which would have helped to tame some of the pork’s saltiness. The macaroni salad was okay. I would say slightly below average. The flavor seemed a bit off. The plate had no real veggies to speak of so this is a complete carb/​protein fest. I know, I know. This is Hawaiian food, but still it would be nice if it had some greens. We are talking about a mostly student clientele here for goodness sakes!
While the food wasn’t great, the price is decent and it is located on campus. It makes more sense to eat here than having to head over to University Way if you need to get a bite before a class. It is not like the food on University Way is that much better, in value and in taste than what you would find at Motosurf.

I was pretty excited to find Hawaiian-​style food on campus. It started out great, but I think they’ve gone downhill in the past few months. Maybe it’s just hit-​and-​miss, depending on who’s in the kitchen.
Spam Fried Rice: used to be my favorite, but the past couple of times it has lacked flavor, or lacked eggs, or lacked spam. I would get just dry bland rice. Someone back there doesn’t know how to cook fried rice.
Spam Musubi: not hard to mess up, these are fine.
BBQ Chicken: I have yet to get a juicy piece of meat, it’s usually a bit overcooked and tough, but the flavor is pretty good when they get it right. I normally avoid the side of mac salad or Asian slaw.
Kahlua Pork Sliders: just okay, the meat is fine but the bread rolls taste like Wonder bread.
I’ve stopped going here, but might try again if I get hungry for Hawaiian food.

Only had a couple things so far so my experience is limited, but that ain’t gonna stop me from running my mouth (or hands i guess).
First stopped by the day before July 4^th weekend. The Suzzallo espresso was closed so i stopped by Motosurf which had just recently started doing breakfast. They didn’t have coffee which sucked, but while i was looking through the menu the lady in the truck asked if she could recommend … well i can’t remember what it was called, but it was sticky rice with gravy and a fried egg on top. It sounded great so i relented. It was good, i think, i’m not exactly sure, i had alot of chores to take care of that morning and then a big test, so a big heavy sit down breakfast really wasn’t what i needed and it just ended making me feel ewwy and stressing me out. My fault for listening to someone else, but hey, i hadn’t had coffee yet.
I have been back for lunch since a few times. First time i went was for the spam fried rice. At 5 bucks its a good price. However they didn’t have spam that day (the hawaiian truck doesn’t have spam), so they offered whatever other meat we wanted, and i got chicken. There was a lot of it and it was good. Next time i went i asked for the chicken again, and the guy said it was gonna be veggie rice price plus two for the chicken, so like 7 with tax. I get it, fresh chicken is pricier than spam, but now i want chicken … boo.
Just a warning they do have a problem getting open on time. They are supposed to open at 10:30, but the last two times i’ve been there they been about ten minutes late. It might not seem like a lot, but when your class starts at 11:10, not getting your food till 10:45 or later if there’s a line really takes a bite out of your lunch time (you like that huh?).
Pros and cons, but the food is yummy, and its cheaper than sit down prices, and a break from eating subways …

I had no idea there were food trucks on Red Square. The only time I am in the area is to go to odegaard to borrow and return library books. I was not expecting to buy lunch today but the prices here were so reasonable. Here’s a break down of what I ordered:
Spam Slider ($ 2.00)
For a few bucks more I could have got 3 sliders but I wanted to try the other items offered. This slider was loaded with cole slaw, mayo and not one… but three slices of spam! I topped mine with some sriracha and oh my this slider was filling. I could have been full if I had three sliders. This is probably one of the best sliders I’ve had from a food truck so far.
Small Kalua Pork ($ 3.50)
What a great deal! The small comes with a scoop of rice, kalua pork and a scoop of mac salad. I really like the kalua pork due to the saltiness and hint of smokey taste to it. I would love this even more if there was cabbage but the meat was fine with me. The mac salad was good too. I thought the green onions were a nice touch to it. I even had leftovers of this meal due to my spam slider!
Haupia Custard ($ 1.50)
I thought this was alright. Some parts were nice and creamy while there were some watery parts. I probably wouldn’t order this again.
Pretty dang good for $ 7 huh? Interestingly enough, this place is CARDS ONLY. I never thought I would see such a thing! They also take Husky Cards too, which is also convenient. Oh yeah and this place has a breakfast menu too! I shall look into that the next time I visit Odegaard.

I got the small spam fried rice. The portion was perfect, which I was surprised at because a lot of places like these either give me too much or too little. Most importantly, it tasted awesome. :)

Despite the name, Motosurf is not a motorboat rental place. No, they’re not even a seafood truck. They sell Hawaiian plate lunches consisting entirely of land-​based foods.
I think the campus could use a Hawaiian food truck. The only other Hawaiian place in the area is Hawaiian BBQ, all the way on 50^th St. But unsurprisingly, Motosurf doesn’t quite realize its potential.
The menu is minimalist but promising. A couple of plate lunch options — Kalua pig and korean chicken BBQ are the ones I remember. They also have a couple of sliders. And, of course, spam musubi, though they were out when I went there.
I got the pig plate. It came with two small piles of rice, a generous pile of suspiciously orange mac salad, and a smallish pile of pork. For about $ 6, that’s actually pretty good value for a campus food place. The pork looked good, wasn’t too fatty, and had some of those crusty bits you sometimes get on good carnitas. Unfortunately, it was seriously over-​salted. This was mitigated by the mild mac salad, but the saltiness still detracted from the meal. Looks like Hawaii BBQ isn’t going to lose my business any time soon.